Hypersonic Missile Nonproliferation

RAND researchers present an overview of their key findings on hypersonic missiles - a new class of military threat capable of maneuvering and flying faster than 5,000 kilometers per hour.
Richard Speier, George Nacouzi, Rich Moore, and 2015-2016 Stanton Nuclear Fellow Carrie Lee describe how speed and maneuverability enable such missiles to penetrate most missile defenses, and further compress the timelines for a response by a nation under attack.
This research, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for its project Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Deterrence, suggests that there is probably less than a decade available to substantially hinder the potential proliferation of hypersonic missiles and associated technologies.
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